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UCSB Students Address Energy Challenges With ConvEne Program

A new program funded by the National Science Foundation means UC Santa Barbara is now able to offer graduate students deep and broad experience in solving the energy challenges facing the country

24 Sep 2008

GM Crops Have Positive Effect on Protecting Neighbours From Pests

A study in northern China indicates that genetically modified cotton, altered to express the insecticide, Bt, not only reduces pest populations among those crops, but also reduces pests among other nearby crops that have not been modified with Bt

22 Sep 2008

Highest Green Standard for Ithaca College Building

The home of the Ithaca College School of Business is the first facility for a college or university business school in the world to attain platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) status. The college is also constructing a new administration building to platinum LEED standards

22 Sep 2008

Solar Energy Promises Limitless Power Straight From the Sun

The biggest energy bang for the buck comes from sunlight, says Binghamton University researcher Seshu Desu. And together with his research team, he’s hoping to tap into that immense supply of renewable energy and make it easily accessible as a flexible, large-area and low-cost, power source

22 Sep 2008

Ground Water Nitrates Increasing Across the United States

A nationwide study of nitrate trends in the ground water of the United States was recently completed by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey. Nitrate is the most common chemical contaminant found in ground water, and is related to infant health and possible cancer risks.

18 Sep 2008

Environmentally Friendly InterContinental Hotel Uses 100 Percent Renewable Energy

Chicagoland’s new eco-savvy and luxury destination hotel, the 556-room InterContinental Chicago O’Hare, is going above and beyond in its quest to lighten businesses’ impact on the environment

17 Sep 2008

Flights Now Being Giving an Energy Label so Customers Can Make Environmentally Conscious Travel Decisions

CheapTickets.nl has attached an energy label to all the flights in its booking system. This new tool now allows passengers to make an environmentally conscious choice when they book their flights

17 Sep 2008

Energy Efficient Ecolumination Headlights Demonstracted by BMW Race Car at Silverstone

Ceravision Ltd, the company behind the ultra energy-efficient Ecolumination lighting range, recently partnered with leading motor racing team, West Surrey Racing, to demonstrate its automotive lighting system

15 Sep 2008

Green Building Council Grant to Examine The Effect of Lighting on Learning of School Students

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has earned the notable distinction of receiving one of only 13 first-ever research grants awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The $250,000 grant will fund research for a project titled “Quantifying the Impact of Daylight and Electric Lighting on Student Alertness, Performance, and Well-being in K-12 Schools.”

15 Sep 2008

Scientists Use Light to Purify Parasites

Researchers have developed a clever method to purify parasitic organisms from their host cells, which will allow for more detailed proteomic studies and a deeper insight into the biology of organisms that cause millions of cases of disease each year

15 Sep 2008